Question

    I was getting ready to go to bed when the phone rang. This could not be good. My mind raced through the list of family members who might need help, but the voice was hardly familiar.

"Lindy, this is Lesley." I didn't know Lesley well. We did occasionally speak with each other, but to say we were friends was not appropriate. I asked what she needed. Perhaps something really awful caused her to reach someone she barely knew. Instead, she asked me, "Do you have room for a turkey? In your freezer?" We had lots of room in our freezer, and in fact, too much. a&Sure." I responded, "Did your freezer break down?" "Not exactly," Lesley replied, "but I will explain when I arrive."

Minutes later came a huge freezer truck, Lesley stepped down and explained the lease(租约) of the grocery store her husband serviced had run out and that they had to empty all the freezers that very night. Thinking it was a shame to throw away all this good food, they decided to drop off food to anyone she could think of. Noticing our freezer was pretty empty, Lesley asked to fill it up.Our home was their last stop and anythmg left would have to be put in our freezer. An hour later,everything finished, I asked her, "When will you come back for all thisT' Lesley laughed, "We don't want it back. It is yours! Thanks for helping us out!" Then they waved goodbye and drove away.

"For helping them out?" We opened our freezer door. Inside were all expensive foods we never bought but ofien longed to try. We were struggling to buy groceries, yet it was not something we shared with anyone. However, our needs were met in an unexpected way, by that call, "Do you have room for a turkey?"

1.How did the writer feel when she heard the phone ringing?

A. Angry. B. Anxious.

C. Shocked. D. Relieved.

2.What does the author indicate by the underlined sentence in paragraph 2?

A. They were running out of food supplies. B. Their freezer was too large to fill.

C. They were glad to put the turkey in the freezer. D. Their freezer was less frequently used.

3.Why did Lesley call up the writer?

A. Because she didn't want food to go to waste. B. Because the writer was her good friend.

C. Because something awful had happened. D. Because she knew the writer was in need.

4.What can be a suitable title for the text?

A. A friend on speaking terms. B. Who is my angel?

C. Unexpected bargains. D. Do you have room for a turkey?

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.A

4.D

【解析】

本文为记叙文, 文章主要讲述了作者一家在困难时期收到Lesley的"求助"电话,询问其冰柜是否有空间存放火鸡,结果却得到 Lesley的帮助的故事。

1.推理判断题。根据第一段中的" This could not be good. My mind raced through the list of family members who might need help"可知,作者刚听到电话铃响时认为不会有好事发生,猜测是哪个家人需要帮助,因此作者应是担忧的（anxious）。故选B。

2.推理判断题。画线句表示"我们冰箱的空间很多,事实上,是太多了";最后一段中的" Inside were all expensive foods we never bought but often longed to try"暗示,作者真正想要表达的是他们生活困难,贮存的食物快吃完了,因此她家冰箱有太多的空间,故选A项。

3.细节理解题。根据第三段中的" Thinking it was a shame to throw away all this good food,they decided to drop off food to anyone she could think of"可知, Lesley不想把这么好的食物扔掉,所以决定把食物送给她能想起的任何人,包括作者,故选A。

4.主旨大意题。文章主要讲述了作者一家在困难时期收到Lesley的"求助"电话,询问其冰柜是否有空间存放火鸡,结果却得到 Lesley的帮助的故事。结合文章前后均提到" Do you have room for a turkey"可知,故选D。